Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 323 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
21. 21.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) asking a stranger (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
29. 29.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) not trusting the speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry

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